John Millington Synge was born on April 16, 1871[1], in Rathfarnham[2]. He died on March 24, 1909[3], in Dublin[4]. He worked as a playwright[5], poet[6], writer[7], librettist[8], and prose writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,140 views/month, #7,014 of 1,000,298).[10]
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[30], Dictionary of National Biography, second supplement[31], Library of the World's Best Literature[32], 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[33], The Encyclopedia Americana[34], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[35], Olomouc City Library regional database[36]
Name in native language: John Millington Synge[39]
Why It Matters
John Millington Synge has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
He has been cited as an influence by Seamus Heaney[42], a playwright[43], 1939–2013[44], of Ireland[45], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[46], specialised in poetry[47].
Works attributed to him include The Playboy of the Western World[48], a dramatic work[49]; Riders to the Sea[50], a dramatic work[51]; and The Well of the Saints[52], a dramatic work[53].
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John Millington Synge's place of birth was Rathfarnham[2].
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